Oh how I love going to Beach Club in Gulf Shores! I have so many great memories from here. I was thrilled when Dad said the condo was available over Labor Day weekend, and we could go down. What a great way to celebrate Ryan's birthday! Even better, the Henderson family came down to join us for the weekend. We made this trip together for 4 years before our different school schedules got in the way. It was so good to be back down here together!
Our family skipped school on Friday and headed on down that morning. It was an easy trip, and we stopped for groceries on the way in and had an early dinner out. When we got to the condo, we decided to head down in our clothes and just play on the beach for a little bit. We saw the most beautiful sunset that evening!
The girls were ready for some fun.
I sure do love these two amazing girls.
Nobody I'd rather be with and no place I'd rather be.
The Henderson's got in pretty late Friday night. On Saturday, we all went down for awhile before all the great college football started. I promised the kids I wouldn't bug them taking pictures all weekend, but I had to get one purely for this comparison. This was from our second year down together, in 2010. Lily would have just turned 4, Parker was 3.5, and Mia and Macey would have been just shy of turning 2. Love, love, love these kiddos.
We headed in early afternoon on Saturday for a late lunch, and I'm glad we did. The weather turned ugly a little bit later and stayed like that through Sunday evening. We didn't really mind though. We had fun hanging out together, watching football and going to see "Pete's Dragon" at the movie theater.
On Sunday, Ryan had a surprise for me. He had calculated how many days he lived before he met me (6,938), and then he figured out when it would be Day 6,939 (this day) meaning he had known me more days than he hadn't. He gave me a beautiful new watch with this engraving to mark the occasion. How incredibly thoughtful is that? I love this man. He is the most thoughtful person I've ever met.
We left a little before lunch on Monday because we had heard the roads were starting to flood, and we knew we needed to get home. The trip took about 7.5 hours (2 hours longer than usual), but we made it back safe and sound. Probably not the most exciting way to spend an actual birthday for Ryan, but the weekend itself was fun!
